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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy locking buckle of Medieval date. It is complete with the exception of the end of the locking bar, which is missing due to old breaks. The buckle frame is rectangular in shape with a thickened outer edge that has an underside set at an angle of 45 degrees to the base of the frame, a v-shaped flange on the exterior edge, and a faceted upper face with central, grooved pin rest. The sides of the frame between the outer edge and the bar are rectangular in section with moulded upper edges comprising two small peaks with a long, curved trough between them. The inner edge of the frame is rectangular in section with a slightly rounded inner surface.Approximately two-thirds of the way between the outer and inner edges the frame has moulded semi-circular sides with incisions to either side and central circular perforations to hold in place the separately cast locking bar. The bar itself would have originally been U-shaped, although is now missing the terminal end due to old breaks. It is hexagonally faceted and and narrows towards the missing terminal. The section of the bar held within the frame is cylindrical with a flattened circular head on the opposing side to the arm. The pin is held in place at the centre of the axis bar and is cast in one piece with a central transverse groove. It is sub-triangular in shape with V-shaped notches to either side and a long tapering triangular pin that is missing its tip due to old breaks.The entire object measures 29.55mm in length, 31.95mm in width (including arm), 5.64mm in thickness, and weighs 10.85g. This is an incomplete locking buckle of Medieval date, with parallels noted in Norwich (Margeson, 1993: no. 139) and London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991: no. 445). These indicate a date in the 14th or 15th centuries AD for the current example. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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